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Drinking Coffee May Be Associated with a Lower Risk of Developing MS
Mar 5, 2015Drinking coffee may be associated with a lower risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a study from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore. The study, published in February 2015 and to be presented at ...
Tags: Drinking Coffee, Coffee
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Schutt to Offer Sensor-Enhanced Football Helmets Starting with The 2015 Season
Jan 13, 2015Schutt Sports, a leading manufacturer of football and lacrosse helmets, and Brain Sentry, a leader in the emerging wearable impact sensor market, today announced that Schutt will offer sensor-enhanced football helmets starting with the 2015 ...
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Dal-Tile Interior Design Scholarship Presented by The ASID Foundation, Have Been Announced
Apr 1, 2014The panel of judges for the third Dal-Tile Interior Design Scholarship, presented by the ASID Foundation, have been announced. This year's scholarship competition, titled "Operation Renovation," challenges students to find a residential ...
Tags: Construction
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) Tested The Application of a Novel Microarray
Mar 11, 2014Scientists who study past pandemics, such as the 14th century Black Death that devastated much of Europe, might soon be turning to an innovative biological detection technology for some extra help. The apparent first use of this ...
Tags: Ancient Human Remains, Microbial Detection, Array Detects Plague
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Findings Suggest Similar Origins of Some Cases of Schizophrenia and Autism in Humans
Feb 26, 2014Findings suggest similar origins of some cases of schizophrenia and autism in humans Johns Hopkins researchers report that fetal mice — especially males — show signs of brain damage that lasts into their adulthood when they ...
Tags: Immune Response, Prenatal Exposure, journal Brain, maternal infection
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New Drugs to Decrease Excessive Fat Production and Its Associated Conditions in People
Feb 25, 2014Studying a cycle of protein interactions needed to make fat, Johns Hopkins researchers say they have discovered a biological switch that regulates a protein that causes fatty liver disease in mice. Their findings, they report, may help ...
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Valproic Acid Is One of The Most Widely Prescribed Drugs for The Treatment of Epilepsy
Feb 18, 2014Valproic acid is one of the most widely prescribed drugs for the treatment of epilepsy. It has also been shown to be effective for the treatment of mood disorders and migraine headaches. What prompted your research into valproic acid ...
Tags: Valproic Acid, Health, Medicine
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CMB Is Made of Photons That Have Been Scattering Since The Universe Was 400,000 Years Ago
Feb 18, 2014The faint background glow that exists throughout the Universe, called the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB), is made of photons that have been scattering since the universe was just 400,000 years old. Now in a new paper, physicist Liang Dai ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
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The Number of Serious Traumatic Spinal Cord Injuries Is on The Rise in The United States
Feb 8, 2014Rates rising fastest among those over 65, and most injuries now due to falls, not car crashes The number of serious traumatic spinal cord injuries is on the rise in the United States, and the leading cause no longer appears to be motor ...
Tags: changing face, M.D., M.P.H., cord injury
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Traumatic Spinal Cord Injuries Are on The Rise in The United States
Feb 7, 2014Traumatic spinal cord injuries are on the rise in the United States and the leading cause no longer is motor vehicle crashes, but falls, researchers say. Dr. Shalini Selvarajah, a post-doctoral surgical research fellow at the Johns ...
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Caffeine Is The Most Widely Used Drug
Feb 7, 2014Caffeine is the most widely used drug, but little is known about helping those who depend on it -- or who cannot give it up, U.S. researchers say. Study co-authors Laura Juliano of American University, Steven Meredith and Roland ...
Tags: negative effects, Caffeine, health
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Engineers Designed New Tools to Help Restore a Surgeon's Sense of Touch
Jan 22, 2014Surgeons' best tools for locating tumors inside the body are often their hands. But during minimally invasive surgeries—which can reduce recovery time by days—the ability to examine tissue through touch, called palpation, is ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
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Sleeping During The Day Disrupts The Rhythms of About One-third of Your Genes
Jan 21, 2014Sleeping during the day -- a necessity for jet-lagged travelers and those who work overnight shifts -- disrupts the rhythms of about one-third of your genes, a new study suggests. What's more, shifted sleep appears to disrupt gene ...
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Imec Has Grown to Be a Multi-Disciplinary Expertise Center
Jan 21, 2014Last week nanotechnology research institute imec of Leuven, Belgium celebrated its 30th anniversary. Founded in 1984 as a non-profit organization, imec has grown to be a multi-disciplinary expertise center in the fields of semiconductor ...
Tags: FinFETs, III-V CMOS, ASML of Veldhoven, TSMC